Title: Last Night You Cried Out in the Dark
Author: The Moonmoth
Author's Contact: moonmoth47@hotmail.com
Archive: Yes to Archers_Enterprise, ReedsArcheryRange and EntSTSlash
Rating: PG
Status: Finished
Series: Last Night You Cried Out in the Dark
Number in Series: 1
Next story: In the Shadow of an Alien Sun
Pairing: Archer/?
Type: Drabble, POV (Archer)
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: Paramount owns the characters, I just play with them. I did it for love, not money.
Beta: From my keyboard to your inboxes—no beta, I'm afraid.
Summary: We all have our demons.
Author's Notes: Inspired (unbeknownst to the lady!) by a line in Bev's birthday fic for Malcolm. Thank you, Beverly, for your wonderful writing.
Feedback: As always, be as detailed and critical as you like, but please keep it constructive.
Last night you cried out in the dark. I heard you in your tent, tossing and turning as the wind rustled the fabric. I left my tent and came to yours, thinking to comfort you, but only stood outside, afraid.
I looked up at the sky and the intermittent stars between the clouds, and wondered what names you had given your demons. Mine are old friends, now: fear, loneliness, rage, loss… perhaps we share them. Oh my love, what we have been through!
Last night you cried, alone, in the dark. But what I would have given to comfort you.
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